Lol, tomer, you make it all sound so hard... my dad is a baker, and im a chef and im baking homestyle bread for kids and a husband who thinks mcdonalds is heaven on earth! And i have a sholder injury and no time to worry about hydration percentages lol. One day i'll want really good bread but for now i just want something a little different to plain 'ol white! But ive always kneaded, i remember my dad kneading away at 4am on his days off, but i need a no knead in my life!

Oh, boofer, i do have a similar recipe to what u mentioned, but its kneaded too! Principle is the same at te start to let it ferment 18hrs though. Actually, they call it a sourdough... but its not cos it uses the yeast starter i just made!

I think they are talking about something like a cast iron camp oven. You can pick these up cheap at camping stores like Rays. They are mostly made in China now, but still quite sutable for home use. Alternatively, you might have some cast iron, enamelled cookware like Le Crueset or Chasseur in your kitchen (or even the garage... ha ha). Have a look here for some photos of camp ovens.

Thos are the traditional dutch ovens, I have one for camping and its extremly fun and tasty. You can even warm smoke in it using some tin foil,chips and tea leaves and I improvised a metal rack to place the meat on

I also have a smaller ovel (1.5-2L) and an even smaller one (600-700 gr) which is perfect for day to day bread portions which my brother took and uses almost daily.

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Once you reached prime activity (doubling in volume,alot of co2 bubbles) it can only go down hill from there.There some complex bio-chemical stuff going on,Basically If you leave it going without feeding your dealing with two big factors:A)starving it (cannot generate energy and multiply)B)over acidify it and start killing it (enviroment too hostile)

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Lol, boofer, i have no idea what im doing! Chefs dont make bread or cheese ora million other things that mums have to make! Now i could make a mean beef wellington with red wine jus, perfectly turned potatoes and jullienne vegetables... but te kids wouldnt know what to do with it. And dad has no idea, bakeries are such controlled environments that the variables of home dont matter there! Plus, i dont ask for his advice because i dont really lkke him all that much.

Lol, so, i have no idea what im doing and if i seem to ignore advice its only because im too lazy to follow it! I dont ever mean to seem rude, im just naturally lacking in good people skills!